Huayu 1995

Chapter 39 Not Understanding the Principles of Recording

Other training programs may not be able to find well-known actors or directors to provide training.

Su Chao has no such worries at all.

With his "sincerity," he can easily get to know many impressive people.

Then he was also able to plagiarize.

Mr. Wang Zhiwen, why haven't you released any songs since "It's Not Easy to Say I Love You"?

No suitable one?

I happen to have a song here that's perfect for you.

Selling it to you is no problem.

However, I have one condition.

I have some friends who really admire your acting skills and would like you to give them a lesson.

Similarly, which director would you like to have teach the class?
Is Zhang Shaolin, one of the directors of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", up to the task?
I heard you're preparing for "Water Margin," and I happen to have a bold and domineering "Heroes' Song" in my mind.

What? You don't want to teach?

Sorry, I'll just have to sing my heart out in the karaoke bar.

The great river flows eastward, and the stars in the sky point to the Big Dipper!

(Hehe, let's refer to the Big Dipper!)
(A bowl of wine for a life-or-death friendship)
The karaoke bar must be doing incredibly well; everyone's chugging from the bottle or drinking 82 Lafite from big bowls, easily doubling the sales of alcoholic beverages.

If a child sings, "Every night I think of my mother's words / Glittering tears / Lupine flowers / Stars in the sky..."

Su Chao quickly connected her to the phone.

See the Big Dipper!
The children were led directly into the ditch.

If you have someone to blame, blame Zhang Shaolin!

Therefore, it's too easy to find famous actors or directors.

Su Chao not only has songs, but also scripts.

As long as he has heard or seen something in his previous life, even without buying it from the system, he can still have a pleasant conversation with people and inspire them.

He is the king of inspiration in the entertainment industry.

A teacher to countless people, even for a single word!
He's way more powerful than the likes of Wang Lin and the White Dragon King.

Hao Lei and Wang Yingying had no idea they had been deceived and left happily.

I feel like I've found the best training program in all of Beijing.

The training center successfully closed its first deal, marking a grand opening. However, everyone couldn't all stay home and wait around.

That's not necessary.

Keep posting flyers, and put them on more utility poles.

We need to take care of all the utility poles in the entire capital city.

There are also public toilets. In this day and age, without cell phones, looking at small advertisements while squatting on the toilet is the best form of entertainment.

Even Zhou Xun could be found in the women's restroom.

Su Chao stayed at home to oversee things.

Then, four more people signed up.

The flyers were put up in the morning, and students started coming in the afternoon, which shows how effective Su Chao's strategy was.

Full refund if you fail the unified exam; half refund if you fail the preliminary exam of the school-specific exam.

It truly crushed its competitors.

Their peers might not be able to react for a while.

Of the four students, two left after consulting with the instructor, while the third was simply too incompetent and was turned away by Su Chao.

Being rejected by a training course is like having a thief break into your house and then being rejected, or a pervert following you, looking at your face, and then turning away – it's just too outrageous.

This guy is completely devastated.

Before leaving, he said something like "thirty years in Henan, thirty years in Hebei".

Only one girl named Wu Zhen paid the tuition fee on the spot after learning the details of the training course.

He was carrying several thousand yuan, so it's obvious he's not short of money.

Su Chao didn't know her.

Of course, this doesn't mean the girl won't pass the exam.

Many students who pass the exams do not become actors.

She's good-looking and a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy; marrying a rich man wouldn't be a bad option.

Or if they become actors, they can only play minor supporting roles. At most, the audience can recognize their faces, but they don't know their names at all.

Su Chao was the fifth student to arrive, and he recognized him.

Zhang Ziyi!
Su Chao was surprised, yet not entirely surprised, that Zhang Ziyi would be there.

Many people may think that Zhang Ziyi must have been very good when she was in school because she became so successful later on, and that she must have been ranked first when she entered school.

Otherwise, it would be a disservice to her international reputation.

Actually, the only good thing about her is her figure.

At the age of 11, she was admitted to the Affiliated High School of Beijing Dance Academy, where she studied folk dance for six years.

In the third audition, she performed a selection from the ballet "Swan Lake," spinning 12 times on her toes without wobbling, and scored 95 points, ranking first in the class.

However, dance is the only thing I can be proud of.

In fact, Zhang Ziyi was admitted through a special exception.

According to Liu Ye's outspoken account, after his third audition, he saw Zhang Ziyi squatting in the stairwell crying, saying that she had failed the music exam and wanted to go back to the dance troupe.

Besides being terrible at vocal music, her academic performance was also a complete mess.

The school had no choice but to lower the required score.

"Given the student's outstanding professional performance (especially physical appearance), the college council has decided to lower the minimum score for academic subjects to 265 for admission."

As a result, many people have criticized Zhang Yimou.

They say his actresses who have worked with Zhang Yimou are getting worse with each generation, and they're all ugly and deformed.

Zhang Ziyi scored 265 points, and Zhou Dongyu didn't fare much better later on.

Zhang Ziyi was clearly aware that she was severely unbalanced in her studies.

Trying to get accepted into the Central Academy of Drama based solely on dance skills is an extremely risky endeavor.

So, she started thinking about enrolling in classes during the summer vacation. There was a semi-official training class at the Affiliated High School of Beijing Dance Academy, but Zhang Ziyi only went for a few days before she didn't want to go anymore.

The reason is simple: it's a training class at the Beijing Dance Academy, and the main focus is naturally on reinforcing dance skills.

The vocal training, dialogue delivery, and improvisation skills that Zhang Ziyi needs can only be improved to a very limited extent there.

She was thinking of finding a training program with teachers from the Central Academy of Drama.

When she saw the flyer for Dream Home, she was drawn in by the money-back guarantee if she failed the exam.

She certainly didn't need to worry about failing the preliminary exam.

The main problem is that the people running these classes sound very arrogant; they're either scammers or they actually have real skills.

"Sit~"

Su Chao showed no signs of trepidation when he met a top star of the future.

No matter who you are, once you are reborn, you will no longer take Zhang Ziyi seriously.

Su Chao didn't want to strip her naked; he just wanted to take all her money.

then……

Hang her on the wall too!

"Where did you hire your teachers from?"

Zhang Ziyi also took a look around.

This environment is considered quite good compared to many other training programs.

She was unaware that quite a few people actually lived in the courtyard.

Everyone else was working outside and only came back at night.

"There are students from the Central Academy of Drama, students from the Beijing People's Art Theatre, and some established stars. Our dance teacher has won awards..."

Su Chao didn't tell a single lie.

Duan Yihong, from the Central Academy of Drama, is a student there.

He Bing, a member of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, played minor supporting roles, but he is considered a debut star.

Huang Bo, at the age of 15, represented his school in the QD City Middle School Karaoke Competition and won third place.

Any questions?

Zhang Ziyi was clearly stunned.

Su Chao explained the details of the training course and then proposed to interview Zhang Ziyi.

He asked Zhang Ziyi to recite a poem, sing a song, and dance a dance.

"The dance was fantastic, the dialogue was alright, but the vocals were terrible and needed targeted improvement..."

After it was all over, Su Chao gave a summary.

"Yes, I know I have problems in this area. Can your training program address these specific issues?"

Zhang Ziyi was starting to believe it.

"In a couple of days, I'll get a vocal coach from the Red Star Production Company. As for whether the problem can be solved, the coach alone won't suffice; it also depends on how hard you work."

That statement wasn't a lie.

Chen Jiantian did indeed promise to arrange a professional vocal coach for Su Chao.

"You also have connections at the Red Star Production Company, huh? I heard their boss knows the Princess..."

Zhang Ziyi not only believed, she began to respect.

"Your Highness won't help you improve your vocal skills. Once you pass the exam, I'll take you to visit the Red Star Production Company."

Su Chao deliberately acted very aloof.

However, his words and actions had already clearly arranged things for Zhang Ziyi.

"By the way, my impromptu skits are also pretty average. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve them?"

Zhang Ziyi did not refute Su Chao, and began to plan the training content.

"Something as simple as an impromptu skit..."

Su Chao almost burst out laughing.

The sketch assignments are actually very simple during the art exam stage; the real difficulty lies in what happens after you start school.

The sketches assigned at the Central Academy of Drama are particularly difficult.

They encountered a stricter homeroom teacher this year who had particularly high expectations of them, and most of the students in the class struggled with this issue.

Zhang Ziyi and Liu Ye, one ranked last and the other second to last, agreed to go to Shichahai to cry because they couldn't finish their homework.

She even asked her father to let her drop out of school because she couldn't do her homework.

Mei Ting said she dropped out of school to film a movie, but part of the reason was that she was forced to do so by her homework.

Qin Hailu gritted her teeth and persevered, all for the sake of getting a diploma and marrying into a good family.

Hu Jing almost tried to seduce Wang Qianyuan in order to do her homework.

……

Su Chao also plans to do this business later.

Students who can't do their homework can come to him for guidance. He charges fifty yuan per skit, five hundred yuan per month, and three thousand yuan per year.

"Simple?!"

Zhang Ziyi raised her voice, almost screaming.

"Go over there and fill out the forms. You'll never have to worry about skit assignments again."

Su Chao waved his hand.

Because someone else came in.

This time, it was a "familiar face" again.

Li Ya!

That's Li Ya, the one who said, "You just don't understand the basic principles of recording."

Okay, his name is Zu Feng.

Li Ya is the character he played in "Lurking".

Li Ya's biggest problem is not that he doesn't understand the basic principles of recording, but that he doesn't understand the Stipunk principle and the Golden Buddha principle.

If Su Chao remembers correctly, Li Ya will be admitted to the Beijing Film Academy next year, and will be classmates with Huang Xiaoming and Guo Xiaodong.

(End of this chapter)